--words and music by Michael Stanley
from "Eighteen Down", 2000, Razor & Tie Entertainment
The devil came to Fremont Street in 1859 Looked around and liked just what he saw Said I think I might be home now I like the way this feels A place where I can live outside the law... Now he knew he's on to something But he knew it'd take some time So he laid back 'neath the clear Nevada sky Let the desert wrap around him And pull him deep inside Wrap around him like some lover's lonesome lies... And you can find 'bout anything you want here But you know you might go crazy from the heat But one thing that's for certain It'll never be the same From the day the devil came to Freemont Street... And they came from out of nowhere Just like he knew they would Leavin' everything behind for one last chance To roll the dice and spin the wheel Forgetting every time You gotta pay the band boy if you wanna dance... And you can find 'bout anything you want here But you know you might go crazy from the heat But one thing that's for certain It'll never be the same From the day the devil came to Freemont Street... Now he glides across the desert He checks in from time to time 'Cause he likes to see exactly what he's done And he smiles 'cause in the distance The neon lights the sky Glowing like some evil midnight sun... And you can find 'bout anything you want here But you know you might go crazy from the heat But one thing that's for certain It'll never be the same From the day the devil came to Freemont Street... And you can find 'bout anything you want here But you know you might go crazy from the heat But one thing that's for certain It'll never be the same From the day the devil came to Freemont Street...